Of the Sixth and Seventh Centuryby C.P. CavafyIt's very interesting and moving,the Alexandria of the sixth century, or early in the seventhbefore the coming of the mighty Arab nation.She still speaks Greek, officially;perhaps without much verve, yet, as is only fitting,she speaks our language still.Throughout the Greek world it's destined to fade away;but here it's still holding up as best it can.It's not unnatural if we have looked uponthis particular era so feelingly,we who now have once more bornethe sound of Greek speech back to her soil.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Of the Sixth and Seventh Century by C.P. Cavafy
History
The Lycian tombs at Sidyma are among the most atmospheric funerary landscapes in ancient Lycia, in southwestern Anatolia near modern Dodurga, not far from Fethiye.
— Following Hadrian (@carolemadge) January 21, 2026
Sidyma’s tombs are scattered across steep, terraced hillsides, olive groves, and rocky outcrops rather than… pic.twitter.com/kQKi7lsGkl
An Insight
I’ll publish a longer article on this tomorrow, but here is the simplest way to explain what makes Islam fundamentally different from every other major religion, and why it is uniquely destabilizing.
— Dan Burmawi (@DanBurmawy) January 20, 2026
Judaism, Sikhism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic religions, which…
I see wonderful things
"It's just a wood in England, it can't be that cool" π±π pic.twitter.com/zBrr1jasya
— Gollumgram (@Gollumgram) January 22, 2026
Offbeat Humor
A man on his deathbed calls for his lawyer...
— π π€π¨π™ (@SommyWritesWeb3) January 21, 2026
"I want to revise my will one last time," he whispers. "I'm leaving everything to my devoted brother, Charles."
The lawyer is shocked. "But sir, for years you've told me Charles is a liar and a thief! What about your friends?…
Data Talks
evergreen https://t.co/eUTfzvjAgO pic.twitter.com/TMlAxFmQhd
— Max (@minordissent) January 20, 2026
Monday, February 23, 2026
History
Just a reminder that Benjamin Franklin was a teenage anon sh*tposter cosplaying as a woman.
— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) January 21, 2026
Before lightning, bifocals, or founding a country, Benjamin Franklin was a 16 year old printer’s apprentice sneaking essays under a door at night. Signed by a fake middle aged widow named… pic.twitter.com/1TkGxii7bD
An Insight
“In the multiculturalist’s mental world, in which the savages are forever noble, there is no criterion by which to distinguish high art from low trash.”
— Mark W. (@DurhamWASP) January 20, 2026
Theodore Dalrymple pic.twitter.com/RYrK0liwp6
The hard work is refusing two temptations
The hard work is refusing two temptations: moral purity that won’t speak about outcomes, and moral convenience that speaks only about outcomes.If we want to argue about this without chest-thumping or doom, its useful to separate two sentences that people keep merging: I’m glad this happened and I endorse the method. Those are different claims.
